Monday, May 6, 2013

Yura Demidovich │ Юра Демидович

Yura
Demidovich, the twelve-year old singing sensation from Belarus, has been
generating a fair amount of controversy on the internet because of the
hit song that he composed called, "Volshebnyi Krolik", or Волшебный
Кролик ("Magic Rabbit", also known colloquially as "Etis Atis
Animatis"). When I first heard this song, it sent shivers repeatedly,
up and down my spine. It is that good. Yura is the best young singer
that I have heard in a long, long time. He is in the same rarefied
class of vocalists as Valentin Vierling, and Afanasy Prokhorov.
By-the-way, Yura and Afanasy, are both from Russia. One thing that is
so unusual about Yura's voice is that his high notes sound so full and
rich, it is almost as if he is using his spirit body for added
resonance. Yura sings with such passion, that I get the feeling that he
is a very old soul in a young body. It appears though, that some Bible
thumpers in America, and elsewhere, are accusing him, and his song, of
promoting Satanism. That is an accusation that I find very laughable.
Let me give you some examples of how far these kinds of people will go
with their malicious accusations and gossip. They allege that the
phrase "Etis Atis Animatis" translates from the Latin as "Pale horror
comes to life, pale horror craves you". Well that shows their
ignorance, as "Etis Atis" is the equivalent of singing "la, la, la" in a
song, it is basically meaningless. It is not Latin at all. "Animatis"
could possibly be translated as "breath" or "soul". Other
fundamentalist naysayers, claim that "Etis Atis Animatis" is nothing
more than a disguised form of the word "Satan". Another allegation is
that the five performers of "Etis Atis Animatus" are performing on a
pentagram that is drawn on the stage floor. I have personally viewed
over ten video versions of this song, and in none of them is there a
pentagram visible anywhere on the stage. That is all rubbish. As Yura
tells it, he was inspired to write this song by the rabbit in Louis
Carroll's "Alice In Wonderland". Yura says that the words "Etis Atis
Animatis" are literary "improvisations of the rabbit when he invents the
poem." Now, how innocuous is that? In Yura's own words, "My song
tells the story of a boy, who seriously studies music for many hours,
plays an instrument, sings chorals in Latin, but sometimes he wishes to
play football with other kids, and he misses his mother." As you can
see, the song is largely autobiographical in nature. Furthermore, Yura
is a member of an Evangelical Christian church called "Divine Grace".
Fortunately, though, Yura is taking all of this controversy with style,
and grace as he has said, "Even the bad reviews have helped, because
I've tried to sing better, so that everyone likes the song."
"Volshebnyi Krolik" is an interesting mix of Rap, Classical Music, and
High Opera. It is very reminiscent of "O Fortuna" from Carl Orff's
"Carmina Burana". In this edition of Angel Watchers,
I am very proud to feature, the extremely talented Yura Demidovich.
For those of you who are interested, here is the complete English
translation of "Volshebnyi Krolik". Safe journeys to all the fans of Angel Watchers, wherever you may be.

Magic RabbitComposed by Yura Demidovich

Somewhere in a deep forestthrough the firs which are blue,magic flowers and plants,he simply lives, sadly songs he sings,

Who do you think?Of who do you think?

The magic rabbit!

The magic rabbit breaks the habit,he wears glasses, he writes with chalk pluses.The magic rabbit, he's a poet,he studies Latin and plays the violin.The magic rabbit breaks the habit,he wears glasses, he writes with chalk pluses.The magic rabbit, he loves others,he lives in a forest and misses his mother!

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I was born and raised in Hawaii, and I can't imagine living anywhere else. I graduated with two degrees from the University of Hawaii, at Manoa. I earned a Bachelor of Education degree, and a Master of Education degree. I also have a Black Belt in Kendo.